How to prepare Tomato curry

Its easy to prepare and takes less time.If we prepare
it in the right way it will be superb in taste.

[caption id="attachment_354" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Tasty Tomato curry[/caption]

Tomatoes are very rich in vitamin c.They are low in calories and that too fat free.They also contain vitamin A,K,potassium.To say simply they contain all vitamins and minerals which are necessary for a good health.They are very good for females because they build strong bones .

Tomatoes make your skin great.they will protect skin from sun damage.

 

Ingredients:

onion: 1 medium sized.
Tomatoes:4 medium sized(prefer ripen tomatoes).
Turmeric powder:half tsp.
salt:adjust to taste.
garlic pods: 3
coriander powder:1tbsp.
Red chilly powder:2 tbsp.
coconut powder:3tbsp.
Ghee:2 tbsp.
Bay leaves:5.
mustard and jeera :half tsp.

To Grind:

Take garlic and coconut to grind.

Procedure:

Heat the oil in a pan.
Now Crackle mustard seeds,jeera and add bay leaves.
Add onion and fry it until it changes the color to
light brown and now add turmeric powder ,salt,red
chilly powder,coriander powder and fry for half a
minute.
Now add that ground powder (garlic and coconut) and
fry for few seconds.
Now add tomato pieces and close the lid and cook for
five minutes .
If it is not cooked cook for another few minutes.
Now add ghee and remove the pan from heat.
Now garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
Now the tasty tomato curry is ready.

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Brinjal and potato curry(Egg plant curry)

Brinjal is one of the outstanding vegetable.If we prepare anything out of brinjal it will give excellent taste. Here comes the procedure how to make egg plant curry with potato combination.

This gives a good combo with chapatis or hot rice and ghee.

As this curry will comes in gravy type it is a good combination for chapatis,roti's or rice.

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Ingredients:

• Egg Plants:4(medium and tender)


• Potatoes:2.


• Onion:1 (medium sized).


• Tomato:1(medium sized).


• Garlic cloves:5-6.


• Dry grated coconut:3-4 tbsp.


• Red chilli powder:2 tsp.(adjust to your spice level).


• Salt:as required.


• Mustard seeds:1 /2 tsp.


• Jeera seeds:1/2 tsp.


• Curry leaves:5-6 leaves.


• Turmeric powder:1 pinch.


• Coriander powder:1 tsp.


• oil:2 tbsp.


• Ghee:1 tbsp.


• Coriander leaves(chopped):2 tbsp.


• Red chillies:2 (slit).

Procedure:

• First cut the brinjal into small pieces and peel the potato skin and cut into small pieces and keep it in salt water because if we keep brinjal and potato pieces in salt water they may not turn black.


• Cut the onion and tomato into small pieces.


• Grind the grated coconut and garlic cloves into fine powder.


• Heat the oil in a kadai and crackle mustard seeds.


• Now add jeera and slitted red chillies into that oil.


• Now add onion pieces and fry turn into translucent.


• Now add ground coconut and gralic cloves and fry for 1/2 min.


• Now add potato pieces and fry for 2-3 min.


• Add brinjal pieces and fry for 2-3 min.


• Now add  enough  water to boil ,salt,red chilli powder,coriander powder and close lid until it boil.


• Now add ghee and close lid for 1-2 min.


• Now add chopped coriander and remove from stove.


• Now serve hot with chapatis or hot rice with ghee and papad.

Note:

• Always select tender and fresh brinjals.


• Don't over boil the brinjal pieces because it will spoil the taste.

With in next few days i will post another brinjal varieties like vangi bhath,Gutti vankaya koora.

 

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Gongura Pappu(Dal)(Basic Andhra Style)

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Ingredients:

• ToorDal:1 cup.


• Onion:1(medium sized).


• Garlic Pods:5-6.


• Gongura(Mesta) leaves:1/2 cup.


• Turmeric :2 pinch.


• Tomato:1 (small sized).


• Tamarind pulp:1 tsp.


• Red chillies:2-3.


• Green chillies:7-8(adjust to your spice level).


• Salt:adjust to your taste.


• Mustard and cumin seeds:1tsp.


• oil:1 -2 tbsp.


• Bay leaves:3-4.

Procedure:

• Wash the dal and keep aside.


• Cut the tomato,onion into  pieces.


• Keep onion,3-4 garlic pods,tomato,Green chillies,Gongura leaves,turmeric and add required quantity of water to boil.


• At last add tamarind pulp and salt and pressure cook upto 2-3 whistles.


• Now remove the lid add coriander leaves and in low flame  let it boil for another 2-3 min.


• Now remove the cooker from flame and remove excess water and mash it with the help of ladle.


• Now add the excess water and give a nice stir.


• Now lightly mash the remaing garlic pods.


• Now heat the kadai and cracle mustard seeds and add jeera.


• Now add Red chillies,lightly crashed garlic pods ,bay leaves  and fry until  the garlic pods lightly change the color.


• Now add this to the mashed dal  and immediately close the lid so that the flavour remains like that.


• At last give a nice stir.

Note:

• Add less amount of tamarind because we are adding red sorrel leaves.

 

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Kadai Dal

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Ingredients:

• Toor dal: 1 cup.


• Tomatoes:2 medium sized.


• Onion:1 medium sized.


• Ginger garlic paste:1 tbsp.


• Mustard :1tsp.


• Cumin seeds:1 tsp.


• Turmeric powder:1 pinch.


• Curry leaves:4 -5.


• Coriander leaves(chopped):1 tbsp.


• Green chillies:3-4.


• salt:Adjust to taste.

Procedure:

• Clean the dal neatly and pressure cook it for 2-3 whistles.


• In the mean time cut the onion into small slices and tomatoes into small pieces.


• Slit the green chillies.


• Heat the oil in a kadai and cracle mustard seeds.


• Add jeera,green chillies and fry for few seconds.


• Add ginger garlic paste and fry for one minute.


• Add curry leaves,onion and fry until it turns golden brown.


• Add tomato pieces and saute well and add turmeric powder,salt and fry for one minute.


• Now add  cooked dal and fry give a nice stir.


• Now add coriander leaves for garnishing.


• Now the kadai dal is ready.


• This is the super combination for chapathi or roti.

Cluster beans curry.

[caption id="attachment_187" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Cluster Beans Curry[/caption]

Ingredients:

• Cluster beans:250 gms.


• Onion:1 medium sized.


• Tomato :1 small sized.


• Fresh grated coconut:2 tbsp.


• Green chillies:4


• Ground nut seeds:1 tbsp.


• Garlic pods:3.


• Oil:2 tbsp.


• Mustard seeds:1 tsp.


• Jeera:half tsp.


• Curry leaves:3 -4.


• Coriander leaves(chopped):1 tbsp.

To Grind:

• First grind the coconut,garlic pods into fine powder.if required add some water to grind.


• Then add green chillies and grind.


• Add groundnuts to it and grind for it for only one or two rounds.

Procedure:

• Cut the cluster beans,onions,tomatoes into pieces.


• Heat the oil in a kadai then crackle mustard seeds and add jeera.


• Then add onions  and fry until it turns into light brown colour.


• Add turmeric powder,Ground powder and fry for for one minute.


• Add cluster beans pieces and fry for another one -two min.


• Add salt and required water and allow it to half boil by closing the lid.


• After half boiling add tomato pieces and give a stir and again let it boil  by closing the lid.


• Now add coriander pieces on top.


• Now the tasty cluster beans curry is ready.


• This is a good combination of rice,chapatis.

Raw Mango Sambar.

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Ingredients:

• Mango Pieces:1 cup.


• Toor dal :1/4 cup.


• Chana dal:2 tbsp.


• Green gram(Moong dal):2 tbsp.


• Onion:2 medium sized.


• Tomato:1 medium sized.


• Sambar powder: 2 tsp.


• Tamarind pulp:1 tbsp.


• Jaggery powder:3 tbsp.


• Red chilli Powder:1 tbsp.


• Salt:adjust to taste.


• Turmeric:2 pinches.


• Mustard seeds:1/4 tsp.


• Fenugreek seeds:1/4 tsp.


• Jeera :1/2 tsp.


• Hing:1 pinch.


• Red chillies:2.


• Bay leaves:4-5.


• Oil:2 tbsp.


• chopped coriander leaves:1 tbsp.

Procedure:

• Wash all the three kinds of dal and cut the tomato into pieces and pressure cook for three whistles by adding little amount of oil.


• Cut the onion into pieces.


• Allow the cooker to cool and mash the dal into fine paste.


• Heat the oil in a kadai and cracle mustard seeds,then add jeera,hing,red chillies,bay leaves and fry  for few seconds.


• Now add onion pieces and fry until they turn light brown color.


• Now add turmeric and add dal paste and fry for 2 min.


• Now add mango pieces,salt,and sufficient water ,tamarind pulp and allow it to boil.


• When the water starts boiling now add sambar powder and allow it to boil for another 6-7 min.


• Now add chopped coriander to it and switch off the flame.


• Now the tasty sambar is ready.


• This sambar is good for rice with papad.

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Okra(Ladies finger) curry

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Okras are very good for health.These are one of the favorite food for Indians.These have high fiber content and so many benefits are there by eating this okra.

From these okra we can prepare so many kinds of varieties like fry,curries,Now i am giving one of the variety of preparing curry.

Ingredients:

• Okra:1/4 kg.


• Onion:1 Medium sized.


• Tomatoes:2 Medium sized.


• Green chilies : 6-7.


• Curry leaves:3-4.


• Haldi(turmeric) :2 pinches.


• Salt:adjust to taste.


• Cumin seeds:1/2 tsp.


• Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp.


• Coriander leaves(chopped):2 tbsp.


• Methi leaves:3tbsp.


• Curd:4 tbsp.


• Oil:3 tbsp.


• Garlic pods:5-6.

Procedure:

• Wash the Okra(bendi) cleanly and wipe it off .


• Cut the Okra into pieces.


• Cut the onion,tomatoes,green chillies intp pieces.


• Heat the oil in a kadai.


• Now crackle the mustard and add cumin seeds.


• Now add onion pieces and fry for half a minute.


• Add turmeric powder,tomatoes,green chillies and fry until they are golden brown in color.


• Now add Okra pieces and salt and fry for few minutes.


• Now add little water and Methi leaves and close the lid.


• Allow them to cook.


• Hardly it will take 7-10 min to cook.


• Now open the lid and add curd,coriander leaves and give a stir.


• Now mash them into fine paste.

Note:

• For extra taste add seasoning with little amount of oil,mustard,cumin seeds.

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Tomato Curry

Its easy to prepare and takes less time.If we prepare
it in the right way it will be superb in taste.

Ingredients:

onion: 1 medium sized.
Tomatoes:4 medium sized(prefer ripen tomatoes).
Turmeric powder:half tsp.
salt:adjust to taste.
garlic pods: 3
coriander powder:1tbsp.
Red chilly powder:2 tbsp.
coconut powder:3tbsp.
Ghee:2 tbsp.
Bay leaves:5.
mustard and jeera :half tsp.

To Grind:

Take garlic and coconut to grind.

Procedure:

Heat the oil in a pan.
Now Crackle mustard seeds,jeera and add bay leaves.
Add onion and fry it until it changes the color to
light brown and now add turmeric powder ,salt,red
chilly powder,coriander powder and fry for half a
minute.
Now add that ground powder (garlic and coconut) and
fry for few seconds.
Now add tomato pieces and close the lid and cook for
five minutes .
If it is not cooked cook for another few minutes.
Now add ghee and remove the pan from heat.
Now garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
Now the tasty tomato curry is ready.